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When Harrison resident Alex Roman entered the Mayor’s Conference Room for the Town of Harrison NJ Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, he was met with an unexpected problem—not enough seats to accommodate everyone. The cramped room quickly filled to capacity, forcing department head...
Juneteenth, a fusion of "June" and "nineteenth," stands as a poignant symbol of the end of slavery in the United States. Its significance, deeply rooted in American history, has led to its recognition both as a federal and state holiday. In the Town of Harrison, NJ, the observance of Juneteenth has ...
 The Mayor and Council of the Town of Harrison will convene for a meeting on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Harrison Town Hall, located at 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison, NJ. The caucus session will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by the regular session at 6:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend th...
On Monday evening August 7th, the Mayor and Council of Harrison, NJ will be conducting a Special Meeting. This in-person meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Harrison Town Hall, situated at 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison NJ. All interested parties are welcome to attend i...
Update: It has been confirmed that the Mayor & Council meeting for Tuesday, April 18, 2022 has been CANCELLED. The Town of Harrison website was updated in the afternoon to indicate the meeting was Cancelled.
As of Monday evening, the Agenda for Harrison’s Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, April 1...
On Friday, October 28, 2022, the Assignment Judge of Hudson County Superior Court Jeffrey R. Jablonski ordered that the Harrison Town Clerk Paul Zarbetski be restricted from entering the second floor of the Harrison Town Hall from 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. on General Election Day, next Tuesday, November 8...
The Harrison Mayor & Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 starting at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:
- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A NON-FAIR AND OPEN CONTRACT TO TOM CALU CONSULTING, LLC
- A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TREATMENT WORKS AP ...
The Covid 19 pandemic shut down a lot of public gatherings in 2020 including the 2020 United Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade. Earlier this year (2022) the United Irish Association decided to hold their St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2022 in West Hudson after a two year hiatus. The parade and celebration o...
In 1904, the then Governor of New Jersey, Governor Franklin Murphy signed into law legislation entitled “An Act to Provide for the Election of Mayors in Incorporated Towns and to Regulate Their Duties”. Under the new law, Joseph P. Riordan ran in Harrison’s Democratic Primary in 1904 and at the Nov...
